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Re: A Multi-generational Church
I thought of a couple examples from the earlier days of the UPC.
1. In the early 50's, Rev. L.H. Hardwick started Christ Church in Nashville when he was only 18 years old! Today it is a mega-church.
2. In 1956, my father started 1st Apostolic Church in Aurora, IL when he was 20 years old! Today that church is one of the largest churches in the Illinois district of UPCI.
Today we don't have teenagers start churches because they are not qualified or groomed! They must first sit as youth pastor until they are 30, then maybe, just maybe, they can be an assistant pastor. They must prove themselves as an assistant pastor before they can even be considered worthy to either start a church in a new town or be voted in as pastor of an existing church.
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